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wing

wing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wing]
    • /wɪŋ/
    • /wɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wing]
    • /wɪŋ/

Definitions of wing word

  • noun wing either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight. 1
  • noun wing either of two corresponding parts in flightless birds, which may be rudimentary, as in certain ratite birds, or adapted for swimming, as in penguins. 1
  • noun wing one of the paired, thin, lateral extensions of the body wall of an insect, located on the mesothorax and the metathorax, by means of which it flies. 1
  • noun wing a similar structure with which gods, angels, demons, etc., are conceived to be provided for the purpose of flying. 1
  • noun wing Slang. an arm of a human being, especially a baseball player's pitching or throwing arm. 1
  • noun wing a means or instrument of flight, travel, or progress. 1

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Origin of wing

First appearance:

before 1125
One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English wenge (plural noun) < Old Danish wingæ; compare Norwegian, Swedish vinge, Old Norse vǣngr

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

wing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wing

verb wing

  • fly — to move through the air using wings.
  • speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
  • raceCape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
  • whiz — to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
  • dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.

noun wing

  • annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
  • extension — A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation.
  • arm — Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
  • section — a part that is cut off or separated.
  • part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.

Antonyms for wing

noun wing

  • base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
  • headquarters — a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
  • connexion — the act or state of connecting.
  • connection — A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups.

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